Chapter Thirty-Six: The Silent Sentinel ""
() Sun Buyi felt that the words "pretend to be struck by lightning" do not apply in certain situations, just like his performance on the playground today. With the special approval on the spot from Deputy Commander Tong Linge, he was directly transferred to the National Revolutionary Army
The 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army, accompanied by the 3rd Battalion of the 219th Regiment of the brigade, is stationed at Marco Polo Bridge!
July 3, 1937 16:37 pm
With a Czech rifle on his shoulder and wearing a dark blue military uniform, Sun Buyi was standing in the stele pavilion east of the Marco Polo Bridge, under the stele carved from a single piece of white marble.
The four large characters "Lugou Xiaoyue" written by Emperor Qianlong on the stone tablet have been eroded by wind, frost, rain and snow, but they are still clearly visible today.
Gently stroking the cold stone tablet with his hand, Sun Buyi stared for a long time at the Marco Polo Bridge across the Yongding River in front of him. Built in the Jin Dynasty, this bridge is 66 feet long, 26 feet wide, and consists of 11 holes.
On the stone bridge composed of stone arches, there are 485 beautifully carved stone lions on the top of the stone railings on both sides of the bridge deck, with different postures and lifelike shapes.
No wonder seven hundred years ago, when the young Venetian Marco Polo came to Peiping in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, he called this bridge "the most beautiful and unique bridge in the world" when he passed by it!
And today, seven hundred years later, I will turn this bridge into the longest bridge in the world. Because from now on, the distance of this stone bridge will no longer be measured in 'feet' or 'meters'.
To measure the length of this stone bridge, there is only one unit of measurement, and that is...life!
Sun Buyi slowly closed his eyes, thinking over and over in his mind the current situation between China and Japan near the Marco Polo Bridge.
The Thirty-Seventh Division of the 29th Army is a prestigious patriotic force. From division commander Feng Zhian, brigade commanders Zhao Dengyu and He Jifeng to regiment commander Ji Xingwen and battalion commander Jin Zhenzhong, they are all staunch anti-war factions. In the 29th Army, they were all staunch anti-war factions.
Among the three divisions affiliated with the army, the Thirty-seventh Division has the strongest spirit of resistance.
As early as the battles of Xifengkou and Luowenyu in 1933, the Thirty-seventh Division had severely damaged the Japanese army and shocked China and foreign countries. This time at Marco Polo Bridge, Sun Buyi believed that there would be no exception.
The Third Battalion of the 219th Regiment where he is currently belongs to the 37th Division of the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. And its position is exactly at the forefront of the entire 37th Division. It is responsible for protecting the Marco Polo Bridge just below his feet.
Wanping County is 600 meters away, and the second bridge across the Yongding River, the Pinghan-Han Railway Bridge, is 800 meters north of Wanping County.
The headquarters of the 219th Regiment is located in Changxindian, six kilometers southwest of Marco Polo Bridge, while its enemy, the 1st Regiment of the Qingshui Department of the Japanese North China Garrison Army, is stationed in Fengtai, seven kilometers east of Marco Polo Bridge.
It was this Japanese army that set out from Fengtai that launched an attack on the Marco Polo Bridge, Wanping County, and Pinghan Railway Bridge where the 219th Regiment was stationed on the night of July 7, 1937.
Further east from Fengtai is Peking Nanyuan, where Sun Buyi arrived this morning, where the registration office of the 29th Army Student Military Training Group is located; and in twenty-five days, there will also be two generals, Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu.
Places that fell one after another.
The first thing he had to do when he came to Peiping this time was to help the 3rd Battalion of the 219th Regiment to severely damage the Japanese army in the Wanping City area it was guarding and slow down the Japanese army's advance.
The second thing is that he must rush back to Nanyuan before the Japanese army launches a general attack on Peiping. With his mastery of history, he can minimize the losses of the 29th Army in the battle of Nanyuan and create a favorable environment for its subsequent retreat.
The most favorable battlefield situation......
"Are you that student named Sun Buyi?" A loud and hearty voice interrupted Sun Buyi's thoughts.
Sun Buyi turned around from the stone monument and saw a burly middle-aged man, also wearing a dark blue military uniform, passing under the barricade pole lifted from the Marco Polo Bridge and striding towards him. The man looked like
Although he was ordinary, there was an aura of awe in his face. Coupled with his face that resembled that of the fierce general Zhang Fei, his whole person immediately exuded an aura of calmness and self-power.
"I am the company commander of the 11th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 219th Regiment! Just call me Big Beard from now on!" As he spoke, the burly man had already walked up to Sun Buyi, raised his hand and patted Sun Buyi's shoulder hard.
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"The battalion commander told me! Not only can you shoot accurately, but you have also drank foreign ink! And this time you also took the initiative to come to the forefront of our 11th company, the entire battalion! Although you look like a scholar, you
This kind of courage must be obtained!
The self-proclaimed bearded company commander looked at Sun Buyi with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, "Our company's position is just north of the Marco Polo Bridge, next to the Ping-Han Railway Bridge! Student boy, follow closely! I'm here
I’ll take you back to the battlefield!”
"Yes! Company Commander" Sun Buyi saluted the bearded man, "But Company Commander, I still have to find some friends and bring them back to the position with you."
"Friend? Didn't you say that you are the only one in our company?" The bearded company commander took off his military cap doubtfully, stretched out his hand and touched the shiny bald head under the military cap, and asked doubtfully.
"Company Commander, I promise that when you see my friends later, you will fall in love with them immediately!" A mysterious smile appeared on Sun Buyi's face.
The Dragon King Temple, 200 meters away from the Ping-Han Railway Bridge, is the headquarters of the 11th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 219th Regiment. Just now in an abandoned brick kiln next to the Ping-Han Railway, Sun Buyi took the bearded company commander and several 11
The company's soldiers carried a dozen black iron boxes hidden in the abandoned brick kiln onto the company headquarters' special carriage and took them back to the Dragon King Temple.
"Student boy! You are really confusing me!" The bearded company commander carefully looked at a steel cylinder placed on the table that was less than 13 centimeters high and less than 10 centimeters in diameter. "
What on earth is this? It can’t be a can?”
"Company Commander, I asked someone to buy these things from a German bank in Shanghai. After a lot of trouble, they came to Peiping with me." Sun Buyi said as he picked up a steel cylinder placed on the table.
Explained to Big Beard, "This thing is an "S" type bouncing mine produced in Germany!"
"This S-type bouncing mine was developed by Germany in 1930 and was not officially put into production until two years ago. It is specially designed to attack infantry without cover in open areas. Each S-type bouncing mine is equipped with
There are 360 steel balls! When an S-shaped bouncing mine is triggered, the mine will bounce into the air 0.9 meters to 1.5 meters above the ground, and the 360 steel balls loaded in it will be ejected horizontally in all directions at a lethal speed.
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The bearded company commander opened his eyes in horror when he heard this, and the sound in his throat turned out to be dry, "Bounce mine? 360 steel balls?"
Sun Buyi nodded and continued, "And after each S-shaped bouncing mine is triggered, it will cause intensive damage to enemy infantry within a range of twenty to one hundred meters. It may not be able to kill with one hit.
But it will definitely cause the enemy soldiers' limbs and genitals to be disabled! It will give the enemy a great psychological shock!" A trace of coldness flashed in Sun Buyi's eyes, "So, we usually call this "S" type bouncing mine.
...Silent Sentinel!"
Chapter completed!